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a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a landing point: The boat train to Paris was waiting at Cherbourg.[1880-85]
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boat train
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boat train — boat trains N COUNT A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port … English dictionary
boat train — boat ,train noun count a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a train that takes them from a port to a town or city … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boat train — n a train that takes people to or from ships in a port … Dictionary of contemporary English
boat train — boat′ train n. rai a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a port city • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
boat train — n. a train scheduled to be at a port in time for prompt transfer of passengers to or from a ship … English World dictionary
boat train — noun a train taking passengers to or from a port • Hypernyms: ↑train, ↑railroad train * * * noun : a train scheduled to connect with a boat * * * a train scheduled to carry passengers to or from a landing point: The boat train to Paris was… … Useful english dictionary
boat train — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms boat train : singular boat train plural boat trains a train that takes passengers to a port where they can continue their journey by ship, or a train that takes them from a port to a town or city … English dictionary
boat train — noun a train scheduled to connect with the arrival or departure of a boat … English new terms dictionary
boat train — noun Date: 1864 an express train for transporting passengers between a port and a city … New Collegiate Dictionary
boat train — noun (C) a train that takes people to or from ships in a port … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
